Meet the authors of “Dans la tête de Sherlock Holmes”: Cyril Lieron and Benoit Dahan

Wed 2 Oct

Join French authors Cyril Liéron and Benoit Dahan for an engaging Q&A session! They will reflect on their careers, creative processes, and artistic practices, and answer your questions. Benoit’s love for Sherlock Holmes, shared with his longtime friend Cyril Liéron, naturally led to their collaboration on Dans la tête de Sherlock Holmes, which won the BDGEST’Arts 2019 award for Best Cover Art.

This event is organised in partnership with La Belle Adventure, an Edinburgh-based bookshop specialising in French and European comics. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase books during the event. 

Cyril Liéron has been working as a colorist since 1995. He has contributed to various well-known comics, including PercevanL'Arcantane NoireLe Maître des ÉtoilesBarbe Rouge (Dargaud), Red Label Voodoo (Soleil), Cotton KidCoyote Noir (collective) (Vents d’Ouest), Le Bras de FerLa Maison Piège (Dupuis), and Alan (1, 2, 3, and 4) (Jos le Douaré). Dans la tête de Sherlock Holmes (Inside the Head of Sherlock Holmes), published by Ankama, marks Cyril's debut as a comic scriptwriter.

Benoit Dahan is a scriptwriter, illustrator, and colorist living in Paris. After studying Graphic Arts at ESAG, he began his career in press illustration, contributing to Le MondeLibérationLe PointScience et Vie Junior, and more. He has also illustrated children's books. Psycho-Investigateur is his first comic book series, created in collaboration with his friend Erwan Courbier.

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